A look at park lands after the Springs Fire

A blanket of ash covers Sycamore Canyon on Thursday, part of the 11,000 acres burned. A few leeward swaths of land were saved from winds hopscotching the fire over them in Point Mugu State Park decimated by the Springs Fire this month. Structures in the Dos Vientos tract stand relatively unharmed at the horizon.The park remains closed to the public.

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A burn line across the valley in the Rancho Sierra Vista/Satswiwa area of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park shows the boundary of where the Springs fire burned.

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Guy Runnion (left) and Tom Young, of the National Park Service, erect a sign at the entrance to the Satwiwa Loop Trail on Thursday notifying visitors of the trail's closure due to damage from the recent Springs fire.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR A bench sits charred at the edge of a lookout in the Rancho Sierra Vista/Satswiwa area of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park on Thursday after the Springs fire destroyed many of the site's hiking trails. 05/09/13 Newbury Park, CA

The remains of reptiles, including this gopher snake, dot the 11,000 burned acres of Point Mugu State Park on Thursday as park rangers discover more animal carcasses from the Springs Fire. The park remains closed to the public.

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The bases of yucca plants are of the few vegetation shapes on a hillside of Point Mugu State Park on Thursday left in the wake of the Springs Fire. The park remains closed to the public.

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A National Park Service vehicle drives through the burned out hills of the Rancho Sierra Vista/Satswiwa area of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park on Thursday.

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Mike Wilson (left) of the National Park Service, explains the effects that the Springs fire has had on vegetation and habitat in the Rancho Sierra Vista/Satswiwa area of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park during a visit to the trails with park maintenance worker Mike Zenan on Thursday.

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Young sycamore trees stand scorched against the blackened hillsides on Thursday in Sycamore Canyon where flames were not as hot as in the upper country of Point Mugu State Park during the Springs Fire. The park remains closed to the public.

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A memorial table for Jack H. Farber still exists on Thursday in a lower picnic area of Sycamore Canyon where flames were not as hot as in the upper country of Point Mugu State Park during the Springs Fire. The park remains closed to the public.

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The remains of an old sycamore tree smolders red hot just off the road in Sycamore Canyon in Point Mugu State Park on Thursday. 11,000 of 14,000 acres were scorched while a few leeward swaths of land were saved from winds hopscotching the fire over them. The park remains closed to the public.

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The stump of an old oak tree, a chimney and debris remain at one-of-two Ranch Center houses last occupied in 1996 in Point Mugu State Park. The homes were not counted as lost to the Springs Fire, but burned to the ground nonetheless. 11,000 of 14,000 acres were scorched while a few leeward swaths of land were saved from winds hopscotching the fire over them. The park remains closed to the public.